Forge new clinical pathways

Nursing Critical Care

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 28-36

  Moureau, Nancy L ^a   Bagnall Trick, Nancy ^b   Nichols, Heather ^c   Moureau, George ^a  

^a PICC Excellence Inc   (United States)

^b Grace Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 84870384016     PISSN: 1558447X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ccn.0000298774.55993.39     Document Type: Article

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